Vengeance With My White Knight by Maya Kensington

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But Stephanie couldn’t read anything from Sebastian’s eyes, and she didn’t dare to make random guesses.

Her breathing grew quicker, her heart pounding in her chest. She nodded awkwardly. “Y–yeah, it’s really aggressive”

She could barely catch her breath at the time. Now, her face burned uncontrollably.

Sebastian’s husky voice sounded near her car. “Did you put any medicine on?”

“No,” Stephanie admitted.

Her lips weren’t cut, just swollen. Even if she went to a pharmacy, she wouldn’t know how to explain why her lips looked like this or what kind of medicine to buy.

“Hey, can I sit in my own seat?” Stephanie mumbled hesitantly,

If Sebastian really only saw her as a sister, he should set some boundaries. Otherwise, when he found the woman he loved, she would be the one feeling uncomfortable.

At the thought of Sebastian getting married, Stephanie suddenly felt a dull ache in her heart.

Sebastian hummed. “Huh?” He acted as if he didn’t understand, watching her struggle with her words, a playful glint flashing in his eyes.

Stephanie hesitated. “Oh well… if the person you like knew we were this close, it wouldn’t be good.”

“Why?” Sebastian asked.

Stephanie froze, unsure if he was genuinely clueless or he was just pretending.

“We’re adults. We should keep some distance, she added.

Sebastian tilted his head slightly. “Why?”

Stephanie stared at him, completely at a loss for words. He always managed to miss the point.

“Men and women, once they grow up, if they’re not each other’s partners, they should keep a respectful distance. You taught me that. Stephanie reminded him.

Sebastian had been the one to instill these values in her, He had been meticulous in raising her.

Even though she had their mother looking after her, Sebastian had never fully trusted anyone else with her care. He had always made sure to teach her the important lessons himself, repeating them as many times as necessary.

At that, his smile deepened. “Stefi, do you always listen to me? Sebastian asked.

“I do. I always do. Stephanie nodded repeatedly.

Sebastian ruffled her bun affectionately. “Someone from the Hart family reached out to Macro’s assistant. They want him to treat Olivia. What do you think?”

“Turn them down, Stephanie said without hesitation.

She hadn’t expected them to bypass her and go straight to Macro. If Macro actually agreed, they might accuse Stephanie of lacking kindness and she was getting in the way of a doctor’s duty to heal.

In any case, no matter how Stephanie approached this matter, she wouldn’t get a favorable outcome.

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There were plenty of doctors and specialists in the world, especially in cardiology and obstetrics.

After making her stance clear, Stephanie looked at Sebastian again. “Do you think I’m being cruel?”

“I never asked you to be a saint, Sebastian replied.

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Stephanie blinked. That was right. Sebastian and Sofia had taught her so much over the years, but they had never taught her how to be self–sacrificing or gentle especially not after she was kidnapped at thirteen.

The one lesson they had drilled into her was that if one ever felt his or her life was threatened, eliminating it without any hesitation was the first.

“Then I won’t be charitable, Stephanie muttered.

Upon seeing her petty expression, Sebastian’s eyes softened with amusement.

And just like that. Stephanie remained seated on Sebastian’s lap for the entire ride back to Whispering Bay.

When they arrived, he insisted on carrying her out of the car just like when she was a child. Every time they left the house or came home, he always carried her.

Stephanie huffed. “Hey, I can walk by myself. She wriggled in Sebastian’s arms, trying to get down.

Her body was soft and weightless in his hold. Sebastian gave her a light pinch under her arm. “Stop moving. Behave.”

Trailing behind them, Elliot caught the noticeable softness in Sebastian’s voice and felt a wave of relief wash over him.

hadn’t found Stephanie when they did, Elliot was sure Sebastian would’ve

were inside the living room that Sebastian finally let her go. “You’re not going to

go, Stephanie grumbled,

way he’d

to the studio, and now he was acting all concerned and asking? What a joke.

her dissatisfaction and reached out to touch her forehead. “Go take a nap. Elliot and I

turned and happily ran

figure disappear, the fondness in Sebastian’s eyes deepened before he finally followed Elliot into

glanced at him and said, “Miss Giovanni has grown

had of Stephanie was from the

She isn’t as soft–hearted as she used to be.

anything negative by that. Having worked with Sebastian for years, he knew that being soft–hearted was a fatal flaw in

lit a cigarette, took a drag, and exhaled. “It doesn’t matter what kind of person she is, as long as she knows how to protect herself

Stephanie was cruel and even heartless when it came to Olivia.

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in Sebastian’s eyes, she handled it

Olivia wouldn’t have stood a chance in front of him.

his words. Hut on second thought,

would be more domineering so that people would fear her and no one would dare cross her.

couldn’t simply be taught to change their nature. Stephanie had been pure, oblivion to danger, and protected too well by Sebastian.

ran away from home, when they reunited years later, Sebastian could see a trace of coldness in her gaze, a coldness

and her encounters with the Hart family and Chris had completely

that was a

the investigation going? Sebastian

of business, Elliot straightened. “It’s been looked

Sebastian narrowed his eyes.

contrary, the Hanks family might be involved, Elliot said, his eyes flashing

gaze darkened. The Hanks

Elliot nodded. “Yes”

radiated from Sebastian. “Then keep an eye on Philip.”

the Hart family and Chris? Are you really not going to step

one who has the right to approve it. Let her have her fun, Sebastian

Stephanie handle things in her

in Long Harbor, none of those people had been able to do anything to Stephanie.

here, right under Sebastian’s nose, there was no way Sebastian

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couldn’t read anything from Sebastian’s eyes, and she

pounding in her chest. She nodded awkwardly. “Y–yeah,

her breath at the time. Now,

sounded near her car. “Did you put any medicine on?”

“No,” Stephanie admitted.

went to a pharmacy, she wouldn’t know how to explain

sit in my own

a sister, he should set some boundaries. Otherwise, when he found the woman he loved, she would be the one

of Sebastian getting married, Stephanie suddenly felt a dull ache in

acted as if he didn’t understand, watching her struggle with her words, a playful glint

“Oh well… if the person you like knew we were this

“Why?” Sebastian asked.

unsure if he was genuinely clueless or he was just

should keep

his head slightly. “Why?”

at a loss for

they should keep a respectful

in her, He had been meticulous

though she had their mother looking after her, Sebastian had never fully trusted anyone else with her care. He had always made

smile deepened. “Stefi, do you always listen to me? Sebastian

do. I always do. Stephanie nodded repeatedly.

Hart family reached out to Macro’s assistant. They

them down, Stephanie

them to bypass her and go straight to Macro. If Macro actually agreed, they might accuse Stephanie of lacking kindness and she was getting in the way

case, no matter how Stephanie approached this matter, she wouldn’t

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of doctors and specialists in the world, especially in cardiology and obstetrics.

making her stance clear, Stephanie looked at Sebastian again. “Do you think I’m being cruel?”

asked you to be a saint,

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but they had never taught her how to be self–sacrificing or gentle especially not after

ever felt his or her life

won’t be charitable, Stephanie muttered.

petty expression, Sebastian’s eyes softened